Hand operated trolling motor control station

A hand controller for an electric trolling motor remote control station comprising:

• a shaft including an upper end and a lower end wherein said shaft is comprised from a plurality of telescoping sections, a connection element, and a cog clamp,
• wherein said plurality of telescoping sections includes at least a smallest section which forms the upper end of said shaft and a largest section and
• wherein said cog clamp connects said largest section to said connection element, an ergonomic hand grip attached to said upper end of said shaft,
• a power switch on said hand grip,
• a first rheostat contained in said hand grip including a control knob which extends from said hand grip,
• a plurality of control wires running from said power switch and said rheostat through said telescoping sections and terminating in quick electrical couplers
• whereby said connection element may be connected to a spline in a base of the remote control station and to a steering cable attached to the trolling motor such that angular motion of said shaft is translated to linear motion of the steering cable and said control wires may be connected to a trolling motor electrical control system through connection to a power switch and a second rheostat in the base unit with said quick electrical connectors such that said first rheostat may control the speed of the trolling motor.

An electric marine trolling propulsion assembly comprising:

• an electric trolling motor;
• a hand remote control station including,
• a shaft including an upper end and a lower end wherein said shaft is comprised from,
• a plurality of hollow telescoping sections including at least
• a smallest section which forms said upper end of said shaft, and
• a largest section,
• a connection element which forms said lower end of said shaft including,
• an upper connection point, and
• a lower connection point, and
• a cog clamp which connects said largest section with said connection element,
• an ergonomic hand grip attached to said upper end of said shaft,
• a first power switch on said hand grip,
• a first rheostat contained in said hand grip including a control knob which extends from said hand grip,
• a base comprising,
• a base plate including means for attachment to a boat,
• a housing removable attached to said base plate, said housing including an opening through which said shaft passes,
• a seal positioned in the opening, and
• a spline positioned below the opening, a second power switch on said base,
• a foot controlled rheostat on said base,
• a voltage selector switch on said base,
• a pivot pin including a friction control mechanism which attaches said spline to said upper connection point of said connection element;
• an umbilical cord connecting said electric trolling motor with said hand remote control station;
• a plurality of insulated electric control wires running through said shaft, said base unit, and said umbilical cord connecting said switches, said rheostats, and said voltage selector switch to said electric trolling motor;
• and
• a steering cable passing through said umbilical cord connecting said lower connection point on said connection element to said electric trolling motor.